High interest, easier to read books for reluctant
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An annotated list of high interest books arranged in order of
LENGTH with reading level indicated available in the EvCC
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Encounter / written by Jane Yolen; illustrated by David
Shannon.
PZ7.Y78 En 1992
1 v. (unpaged) :
A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts
the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.
Grade 4-7
Pink and Say / Patricia Polacco.
PZ7.P75186 Pk 1994
1 v. (unpaged) :
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black
soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by
Southern troops. Based on a true story about the
author's great-great-grandfather.
Grade 3-5
The Polar Express / written and illustrated by Chris Van
Allsburg.
PZ7.V266 Po 1985
[32] p. :
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the
North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Grade 2-4
One fine day/ Nonny Hogrogian.
PZ7.H6844 On 1971
[32] p.
After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her
milk, the fox must go through a long series of
transactions before she will sew it back on again.
Grade 1-3
Owl moon / by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by John Schoenherr.
PZ7.Y78 Ow 1987
[32] p. :
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and
daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned
Owl.
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Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins / by Eric Kimmel ;
illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
PZ7.K5648 He 1989
[32] p. :
Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old
synagogue and prevent the village people from
celebrating Hanukkah.
grade 2-4
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Tales of pirates / Edward G. Jewrrome.
PZ3.J47 Pi 1970 New Reader
32 p. :
Accounts of Pirates from the China Sea to Blackbeard.
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grade 2-4
And then what happened, Paul Revere? / by Jean Fritz ;
pictures by Margot Tomes.
F69 .R4177 1996
45 p.
Describes some of the well-known as well as the
lesser-known details of Paul Revere's life and exciting
ride.
grade 3-5
Noah's ark / illustrated by Peter Spier.
BS1238.N6 S64 1977
[46] p. :
Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature
climbed on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the
Flood.
Includes P. Spier's translation of The flood, by Jacobus
Revius.
grade 1-3
Stroke of luck / Christopher Ransom Miller ; [illustrator,
Bob Haydock]
PZ3.M55 St 1981 New Reader
60 p. :
Competitive swimmers try for the Olympic Games with some romantic
complications along the way.
grade 2-4
The other side of yellow / by Jessie Redding Hull ; edited
by Wendy Stein ; illustrated by Caris Lester.
PZ3.H85 Ot 1980 New Reader
63 p. :
When Brad Jensen runs a light, he strikes and kills a child. What happens
next will place you inside Brad's mind as he sorts through the troubles
he caused for the victim's family and for himself and his family.
grade 2-4
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Lady in pink / by Judith A. Bosley ; [illustrated by Helen
H. Lannis]
PZ3.B67 La 1983 New Reader
64 p. :
"…the story of Bonnie, who works as a housekeeper in a hospital. While
there, she befriends the patients in the children's ward, and learns how
to be in the right place, at the right time, and to do the right thing.”
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Night on 'Gator Creek / by Winnie Stewart ; illustrated by
Pat Austin.
PZ3.S74 Ni 1984 New Reader
64 p. :
Mattie lives with his grandparents. One night while he and gramps
are fishing, the boat turns over and Mattie is left alone, not knowing
where his grandfather is. And he is drifting down a river full of
alligators toward the rocks ahead.
grade 2-4
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Johnny Tall Dog / Leo P. Kelley.
PZ3.K45 Jo 1981 New Reader
73 p.
In the 1870‟s a Sioux brave returns to his people.
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Journey / Patricia MacLachlan.
PZ7.M2225 Jo 1991
83 p. ;
Left by their mother with their grandparents, two children
feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather
finds a way to restore it to them.
grade 3-5
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The pearl / John Steinbeck.
PS3537.T3234 P4 1986
90 p.
Kino, a poor pearl-fisher, finds a magnificent pearl but it does not
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grade 7-12
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The whipping boy / by Sid Fleischman
PZ7.F5992 Wh 1986
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A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures
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Last chance for freedom / by Marcie Miller Stadelhofen ;
illustrated by Chris Steenwerth.
PZ3.S69 La 1983
95 p. :
"Sundown books."
grade 4-9
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Bunnicula : a rabbit tale of mystery / by Deborah and James
Howe ; illustrated by Alan Daniel.
PZ7.H83727 Bu 1979
xii, 98 p. :
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries
to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny
must be a vampire.
grade 2-6
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Annotated art / Robert Cumming.
ND1143 .C86 1995
104 p. :
an introduction to art.
grade 5-10
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Baseball in April and other stories / Gary Soto.
PZ7.S7242 Bas 1990
vii, 111 p. ;
A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the
everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up
in Fresno, California.
grade 4-6
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Happy hour / Thomas Ogren ; [edited by Kay Koschnick
Freeman ; illustrations by Cheri Bladholm].
New Readers PE1126.N43 O56 1990
112 p. :
Eddie has a drinking problem
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Anastasia Krupnik / Lois Lowry.
PZ7.L9673 An 1979
113 p.
Anastasia's 10th year has some good things like falling in
love and really getting to know her grandmother and some
bad things like finding out about an impending baby
brother.
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Call it courage / Armstrong Sperry.
PZ8.1.S75 Cal 1971
116 p. ;
Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means
Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and
proves his courage to himself and his people.
grade 5-8
The Circuit : stories from the life of a migrant child /
Francisco Jime̕nez.
PS3560.I55 C57 1998
116 p. ;
Offers a look at a migrant family, detailing their daily life and the
struggles they endured to build an existence on the small opportunities
they were given.
grade 5-9
Hiroshima.
D767.25.H6 H4 1946c
[8], 117, [3] p.
Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six
survivors of the atomic blast.
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The call of the wild / Jack London ; adapted by Ardis E.
Burton ; ed. by William Kottmeyer ; illustrated by Bill
Macnamee.
PZ3.B8 Ca 1988
122 p. :
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch Shepherd,
that was kidnapped and shipped off to Alaska to work on the Klondike Gold
Rush. Buck the dog quickly learns how to survive in the wild and also
learns the call of the wolf.
grade 5-9
Rumble fish / S. E. Hinton.
PZ7.H5976 Ru 1975
PZ7.H5976 Ru
122 p. ;
A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the
coolest, toughest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to
be just like him.
grade 3-6
Even more true stories : an intermediate reader / by Sandra
Heyer.
PE1128 .H4356 2000
iii, 2-126 p. :
collected true stories
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The old man and the sea / Ernest Hemingway.
PS3515.E37 O4 1952b
127 p. ;
Hemingway‟s classic tale of an aged fisherman‟s last trip to try and
catch and bring home a very big fish.
grade 6-12
The first part last / Angela Johnson.
PZ7.J629 Fi 2003
131 p. ;
Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he
becomes a father and must care for his adored baby
daughter.
grade 4-7
The river / Gary Paulsen.
PZ7.P2843 Ri 1993
132 p. :
Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for 54 days,
15-year-old Brian, profoundly changed his time in the wild, is asked to
undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the
psychology of survival.."
grade 6-12
Brian's winter / Gary Paulsen.
PZ7.P2843 Br 1996
PZ7.P2843 Br 1996
133 p. ;
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the
author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would
have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a
winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and
hatchet.
Companion book to: Hatchet and The river.
grade 6-12
Goodbye, Vietnam / by Gloria Whelan.
PZ7.W5718 Go 1992
135 p.
Thirteen-year-old Mai and her family embark on a dangerous
sea voyage from Vietnam to Hong Kong to escape the
unpredictable and often brutal Vietnamese government.
grade 3-6
Number the stars / Lois Lowry.
PZ7.L9673 Nu 1990
137 p. ;
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark,
ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and
courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from
the Nazis.
grade 3-7
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The cay / Theodore Taylor.
PZ7.T2186 Cay 1987
137 p.
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed
by a German submarine during World War II, a
twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the
head, and an old black man are stranded on a small
desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a
new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old
companion.
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grade 4-7
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Mr. Popper's penguins / by Richard and Florence Atwater ;
illustrated by Robert Lawson.
PZ7.A892 Mr 1988
138 p. :
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an
Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr.
Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar
regions.
grade 4-7
Shiloh / by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
PZ7.N24 Sg 1991
144 p. ;
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West
Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family
and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to
shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
grade 4-7
Blackwater / Eve Bunting.
PZ7.B91527 Bne 1999
146 p. ;
When a boy and girl are drowned in the Blackwater River,
thirteen-year-old Brodie must decide whether to confess
that he may have caused the accident.
grade 5-8
Crazy Horse : a life / Larry McMurtry.
E99.O3 M36 2006
148 p. ;
Biography of Crazy Horse who fought at the Battle of the Little
Big Horn.
grade 7-12
The incredible journey / by Sheila Burnford ; with
illustrations by Carl Burger.
PZ10.3.B935 In 1996
148 p. :
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador
retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian
wilderness to find their family.
grade 4-7
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Athletic shorts : six short stories / by Chris Crutcher.
PZ7.C89 At 1991
154 p. ;
A collection of short stories featuring characters from
earlier books by Chris Crutcher.
grade 8-12
The adventures of Robin Hood / E. Charles Vivian ; with
illustrations by Jules Gotlieb.
PZ8.1.R55 V5 1965
160 p. :
grade 4-6
From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler /
written and illustrated by E.L. Konigsburg.
PZ7.K8325 Fr 1977
162 p. :
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia
strives to keep things in order in their new home and to
become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
grade 3-5
Superfudge / by Judy Blume.
PZ7.B6265 Su 1991
166 p. ;
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger
brother Fudge.
grade 3-5
Catherine, called Birdy / by Karen Cushman.
PZ7.C962 Cat 1994
169 p. ;
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight
keeps a journal in which she records the events of her
life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the
usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being
married off.
grade 6-9
The devil's arithmetic / by Jane Yolen.
PZ7.Y78 De 1990
170 p. ;
Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until
time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish
village in Nazi-occupied Poland.
grade 4-8
Julie of the wolves. Pictures by John Schoenherr.
PZ7.G2933 Ju 1972
170 p. illus. 22 cm.
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a
thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North
Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
grade 4-8
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The red badge of courage / Stephen Crane.
PS1449.C85R3 1982b
176 p. :
In the spring of 1863, while engaged in the fierce battle of
Chancellorsville in Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood
and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting
emotions about war.
grade 8-12
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Elvis Presley / Bobbie Ann Mason.
ML420.P96 M34 2007
x, 178 p. ;
Biography of the “King of Rock „n Roll”
grade 8-12
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Animal farm : a fairy story / George Orwell ; pictures by
Ralph Steadman.
PR6029.R8 A63 1995
179 p. :
A satire on totalitarianism features farm animals that overthrow their
human owner and set up their own government, only to develop into an
equally corrupt society.
grade 8-12
Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury.
PX2500.B722 F34 1990
179 p. ;
"In this futuristic novel firemen don‟t put out fires. They burn books. The
protagonist, a fireman, finds he can no longer accept the rationale of his
work so he revolts.
grade 6-10
The Indian in the cupboard / Lynne Reid Banks ;
illustrations by Brock Cole.
PZ7.B226 In 1981
181 p.
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard,
and a little key for his birthday and finds himself
involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in
the cupboard and befriends him.
grade 4-6
Because of Winn-Dixie / Kate DiCamillo.
PZ7.D545 Be 2000
182 p. ;
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer
in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things
that happen to her because of her big ugly dog
Winn-Dixie.
grade 2-5
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Skellig / by David Almond.
PZ7.A448 Sk 1999
182 p. ;
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of
moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to
the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is
something like a bird and something like an angel.
grade 4-8
Charlotte's web / by E.B. White ; pictures by Garth
Williams.
PZ7.W58277 Ch 1980
184 p.
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is
destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his
spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
grade 4-7
Driver's Ed / Caroline B. Cooney.
PZ7.C7834 Dr 1994
184 p. ;
Three teenagers' lives are changed forever when they
thoughtlessly steal a stop sign from a dangerous
intersection and a young mother is killed in an
automobile accident there.
grade 6-10
Island of the Blue Dolphins.
PZ7.O237 Is
184 p.
Karana survives and thrives both physically and mentally while living
alone on a island by herself
grade 5-9
Maniac Magee : a novel / by Jerry Spinelli.
PZ7.S75663 Man 1990
184 p. ;
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes
legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats
which awe his contemporaries.
grade 5-9
Ride the river./ by Louis L’Amour
paperback collection
184 p.
Young Echo Sackett, who is a sure hand with a horse, a dead shot with a
rifle, and fast with her wits, travels to the mountains of Tennessee,
where she encounters ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to cheat
her of her inheritance.
grade 5-9
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The outsiders, by S.E. Hinton.
PZ7.H5976 Ou 1967
188 p.
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their
parent's death and their quest for identity among the
conflicting values of their adolescent society.
grade 5-7
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All quiet on the Western front / Erich Maria Remarque.
PT2635.E68 I625 1983
191 p. ;
Five German students are drafted into World War I.
grade 7-12
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Henry and Ribsy / Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Louis
Darling.
PZ7.C5792 He 2001
192 p. :
Henry Huggins makes a deal with his father--if Henry can
keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month, he can go
fishing with his father. Ribsy does his best to make
Henry lose the deal.
grade 3-5
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White Fang / Jack London ; [with an introduction by Robert
A. W. Lowndes]
PS3523.O46
192 p. ;
A wolfdog cub learns he must fight famine, the elements, and man to
survive in the Yukon Territory.
grade 7-12
Hatchet / Gary Paulsen.
PZ7.P2843 Ha 1987
195 p. ;
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends
fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive
with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother,
and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
grade 6-12
Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress / Dai Sijie ;
PQ2664.A437 B351 2001
197 p. ;
Two boys are exiled to the mountains near Tibet during the Chinese
cultural Revolution where they find a passion for forbidden Western
classical literature and for a little Chinese seamstress.
grade 7-12
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Interstellar pig / William Sleator.
PZ7.S6313 Ik 1995
197 p. ;
Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more
interesting when the cottage next door is occupied by
three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a game they
call "Interstellar Pig."
"First published in the United States of America by E.P.
Dutton, 1984"--T.p. verso.
grade 5-7
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A wrinkle in time / Madeleine L'Engle.
PZ7.L5385
203 p. ;
When an atomic physicist disappears on a secret mission,
his son, daughter and their friend search for him, going
on an interplanetary journey through time and space.
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Parrot in the oven : mi vida : a novel / by Victor
Martinez.
PS3563.A733338 P2 1996
216 p. ;
Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of
a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic
father only adds to everyone's struggle.
grade 7-11
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Lee : a Penguin life / Roy Blount, Jr.
B58 2006
of the greatest civil war general.
7-12
Kon-Tiki : across the Pacific by raft / by Thor Heyerdahl ;
translated by F.H. Lyon.
G530 .T463 1950b
218 p., [40] p. of plates :
True story of voyage across the Pacific on a balsa raft by famous
anthropologist Hyerdahl
6-10
The hiding place, by Corrie ten Boom with John and
Elizabeth Sherrill.
D811.5 .T427 1971
219 p.
True life account of Corrie Ten-Boom who, because she hid Jews from the
Nazis, was placed in a concentration camp.
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Killing Mr. Griffin / Lois Duncan.
PZ7.D911 Kil 1978
222 p. ;
A teenager casually suggests playing a cruel trick on the
English teacher, but did he intend it to end with
murder?
grade 5-7
Far North / Will Hobbs.
PZ7.H6524 Far 1996
226 p. :
After the destruction of their floatplane, sixteen-year-old
Gabe and his Dene friend, Raymond, struggle to survive a
winter in the wilderness of the Northwest Territories.
grade 6-12
Kidnapped/ Robert Louis Stevenson illus. by William Sharp.
PZ3.S848 K61 1949
viii, 228 p.
A seventeen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but
later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish
Highlanders against English rule.
grade 9-adult
Kit's wilderness / David Almond.
PZ7.A448 Ki 2000
229 p. ;
Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in
the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England,
and finds both the old man and the town haunted by
ghosts of the past.
grade 4-7
The Bean Trees : a novel / by Barbara Kingsolver.
PS3561.I496 B44 1989
232 p.
A young Kentucky woman is given an Indian toddler as she heads west in
her 1955 Volkswagen
grade 5-8
Ella enchanted / Gail Carson Levine.
PZ7.L578345 El 1997
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232 p. ;
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella
struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to
obey any order given to her.
grade 5-8
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The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle / Avi ; decorations
by Ruth E. Murray.
PZ7.A953 Tr 1992
232 p. :
As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832,
Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the
crew rebellious.reading level:
grade 6-8
Holes / Louis Sachar.
PZ7.S1185 Ho 1998
233 p. ;
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they
attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley
Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the
Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a
treasure, and a new sense of himself.
grade 5-8
Johnny Tremain : a novel for old & young / written by
Esther Forbes ; illustrated by Lynd Ward.
PZ7.F749 Jo 1971
256 p.
This compelling classic tells the story of the immediate major events and
leaders leading up to the Revolutionary War through the eyes of a young
boy.
grade 4-7
Treasure Island / by Robert Louis Stevenson ; with
illustrations by Milo Winter.
PZ7.S8482 Tr 1932
xiii, 258 p., [8] p. of plates :
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who
owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son
find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as
well as great danger.
grade 6-10
It's not about the bike : my journey back to life / Armstrong, Lance.
Paperback collection
275 p.
the story of Lance Armstrong, the six-time winner of the Tour de France, and his fight against
cancer.
grade 5-8
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The war of the worlds / H.G. Wells.
PR5774.W32 1961
276 p.
An English astronomer, in company with an artilleryman, a country curate,
and others struggle to survive the invasion of Earth by
Martians in 1894
grade 10-adult
Monster / Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher
Myers.
PZ7.M992 Mon 1999
281 p. :
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder,
sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in
prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script
as he tries to come to terms with the course his life
has taken.
grade 9-12
20,000 leagues under the sea / Jules Verne.
PZ3.V594 Tw 1980
287 p.
The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who
travel the seven seas in the mid-nineteenth century as
prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain
Nemo.
grade 6-8
Hoot / Carl Hiaasen.
PZ7.H52 Ho 2002
292 p. :
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes
involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of
burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
grade 5-9
Blankets : an illustrated novel / by Craig Thompson.
PN6727.T46 B52 2004
582 p. :
Loosely based on the author's life, chronicles Craig's journey from
childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and
beliefs that he encountered along the way
grade 9-12
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone / by J.K. Rowling ;
PZ7.R79835 Har1 1998
vi, 309 p.
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle,
a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while
attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
grade 5-8
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The chronicles of Narnia/ C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Magician’s Nephew
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
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English schoolchildren discover a fantastic world of magic, danger, and
mystery.
grade 6-9
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The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
E187.5.F7 1937
397 p.
Franklin‟s amazing rags to riches story.
grade7-11
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The golden mean : in which the extraordinary correspondence
of Griffin & Sabine concludes / written and illustrated
by Nick Bantock.
PR6052.A54 G65 1993
1 v. (unpaged) :
Story told in postcards and letters which must be removed
from their envelopes to be read.
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